January 28, 2014

Austerity & Deflation

"While economists such as Paul Krugman have been at the forefront of the chorus that says austerity doesn’t work, these measures have not stopped these countries from improving their fiscal positions while setting a sustainable course. Although unemployment remains high in Greece and Spain, the falling unemployment rate in Ireland shows that restored faith in government responsibility leads to investment. Krugman and his brethren are similarly wrong when it comes to the devastating effects that are supposedly delivered by deflation." - in Value Walk

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Peter David Schiff (born March 23, 1963) is an American economist, author, commentator and popular video blogger. Schiff, a licensed stock broker, is the president of Euro Pacific Capital, headquartered in Westport, Connecticut